NPR边听边练144：南非对抗偷猎者

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一、泛听建议：
1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。
2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。
3、复述新闻。
Officials at South Africa Kruger National Park say they are poised¹ to combat poachers with a new equipment as sophisticated as that used by criminal gangs, who are killing² animals. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports.
南非克鲁格国家公园的官员表示，他们准备用新设备对抗偷猎者，这种设备和猎杀动物的犯罪团伙使用的一样先
进。NPR新闻，奥非比·奎斯特·阿克顿报道。
Kruger Park says at least 145 rhinos³ _1_ by poachers this year and warns that figure may rise to 1,000 by the end of 2013. Kruger Spokesman William Mabasa told South African local radio they _2_ most of the poaching to the park's border near Mozambique and are challenging the well-armed criminals.
克鲁格公园表示，今年至少有145头犀牛被偷猎者杀害，公园方面警告称，至2013年年底这个数字可能上升至1000头。克鲁格公园发言人威廉·马巴沙接受南非当地电台采访时表示，他们已经将大部分偷猎行动隔离至公园的边界，莫桑比克附近，准备接受装备精良的罪犯的挑战。
"From the security point of view , we _3_ everything, we have offered them the latest equipment in the
market, we have increased the vehicle numbers. Over and above that we were able to give them helicopters. "
“从安全角度来说，我们准备好了一切，我们为安全人员提供了市场上最先进的设备，我们增加了车辆数目。除
此之外，我们还为他们提供了直升飞机。”
Extra gain rangers⁴ have been recruited to patrol alongside the police and soldiers, in a bid to stop poachers from bypassing the new security measures. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, NPR News, Johannesburg.
公园将招聘护林员与警方和军方一起巡逻，以便阻止偷猎者绕过新增的安全设施。NPR新闻，奥非比·奎斯特·阿克顿约翰内斯堡报道。
词汇解析：
1. point of view
（对事物的）观点，见解，态度；考虑角度；判断方法
eg. Lennox has taken the point of view that money is not everything.
伦诺克斯形成了金钱不是一切的观点。
eg. The average man doing hard physical work has the best record, from the point of view of heart
disease.
就心脏病而言，从事重体力劳动的普通男性罹患概率最低。
eg. Try to look at this from my point of view.
试着从我的角度来看这件事。
2. over and above
此外；除……以外；远远超过
eg. There are other factors over and above those we have discussed.
除了我们所讨论的之外，还有其他因素。
eg. Personal interest must not be placed over and above national interest.
个人利益决不可以置于国家利益之上。
eg. This matter is over and above everything.
这件事是最最重要的。
6. in a bid to为了；试图；努力；以便
eg. They suggest men who go through a divorce pay more attention to their bodies in a bid to try and
win a new mate.
研究表明，离异男性会更多地关注自己的身材，力图另觅佳偶。
eg. Patience and dedication⁵ are an essential quality in a bid to conclude a bargain.
耐心和让步是达成协议的基本素质。
参考答案：
1、have been killed 2、have isolated 3、are doing

1 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 rhinos   

n.犀牛（rhino的复数形式）

参考例句：

• There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
• The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句

4 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

5 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。